# Play Tube

> Enjoy smooth entertainment with millions of your favorite videos and songs.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.lifesolutions.backgroundplayer](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.lifesolutions.backgroundplayer)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.lifesolutions.backgroundplayer`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Removed
- **Publisher:** Life Solutions Technology
- **Category:** VIDEO\_PLAYERS
- **Downloads:** 1,421,408
- **Rating:** 4.34 / 5 (13,586 ratings)
- **Version:** 10.4.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-19
- **First published:** 2024-01-13
- **Publisher country:** VN
- **Size:** 59 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.lifesolutions.backgroundplayer)
- **Website:** [https://lifesolutionsbackgroundplayer.blogspot.com](https://lifesolutionsbackgroundplayer.blogspot.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://lifesolutionsbackgroundplayer.blogspot.com/2024/01/privacy-policy.html](https://lifesolutionsbackgroundplayer.blogspot.com/2024/01/privacy-policy.html)

## Description

**Play Tube** is a free, lightweight Android app for watching videos and listening to music with smooth, reliable playback. Find favorite songs, trending videos, and channels quickly with fast search, then organize content into personal playlists for easy access.

Enjoy smart continuous playback while multitasking, a sleek dark theme designed to reduce eye strain and save battery, and convenient channel tracking to stay updated with creators you love. Play Tube requires no account or registration and is optimized for a wide range of Android devices.

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.applovin.array.apphub.permission.BIND_APPHUB_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.lifesolutions.backgroundplayer.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Reviewers broadly like Play Tube, calling it good/excellent and well-suited for music, with some praising data-saving benefits. However, the app has notable recurring issues: pervasive ads that lead to uninstallations; crashes and loading problems after updates; and missing essential features such as downloading videos, playlist management (including third-party playlists), sharing options, and SD card support. A few users report playback problems with certain videos. Overall, it’s a solid music-focused app with strong positive sentiment, but it needs fixes and feature enhancements to improve reliability and usability.

### Pros

- Generally positive reception: many reviewers call the app good/excellent/awesome
- Strong for music listening (suitable for playing music and high-volume listening)
- Data-efficient: noted for saving data during usage

### Cons

- Pervasive ads; multiple reviews say ads are annoying and even cause uninstall
- Crashes or the app failing to load after updates; multiple users report crashes post-update
- Missing core features: inability to download videos, lack of playlist support (including access to others' playlists) and SD card storage
- Playback reliability issues: some videos won't play or playback stops after one song (related to updates)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.lifesolutions.backgroundplayer)